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ip address on rh7.2

Cannot change ip addresses on the fly on rh7.2 box.
I issue netconfig and change ip then i do ifconfig and see the old ip.
I do ifdown eth0 and ifup eth0 and I still see the old ip.
If I reboot the machine then everything is fine.
I remember I didn't have to reboot rh7.0 to get new ip working....
Any suggestions as to what should I do to get new ip without rebooting the machine?
thx.

Re: ip address on rh7.2

I have had the same issue. I tried using Linuxconf, netconf and a few others (dont remember right now) but even after running /etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart. My box would still have the same ip. I got around it by first running /etc/rc.d/init.d/network stop and editing the files in /etc/sysconfig manually and then bringing the network back up.

Re: ip address on rh7.2

I have had the same issue. I tried using Linuxconf, netconf and a few others (dont remember right now) but even after running /etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart. My box would still have the same ip. I got around it by first running /etc/rc.d/init.d/network stop and editing the files in /etc/sysconfig manually and then bringing the network back up.

Re: ip address on rh7.2

Sorry I didn't mention that - that was the first thing I tried &quot;service network restart&quot; and it didn't help.

Hrmm, well, works every time for me. I use 'setup' and select the network config tool, then once I've configured it, service network restart gives me my new IP address. I can even switch between static and DHCP too... works every time.

Re: ip address on rh7.2

Re: ip address on rh7.2

I have had the same issue. *I tried using Linuxconf, netconf and a few others (dont remember right now) but even after running /etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart. *My box would still have the same ip. *I got around it by first running /etc/rc.d/init.d/network stop and editing the files in /etc/sysconfig manually and then bringing the network back up.

Which files do you edit exactly, I took a look et /etc/sysconfig and didn't find any files that containg ip addresses...